Mora Occurrence

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090851
MRDS ID D007052
Record type Site
Current site name Mora Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.78443, 9.91735 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Within Radius Of 1km.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.78443, 9.91735

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 18M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DANIELS, J. L., 1960, MINERALS AND ROCKS OF HARGEISA AND BORAMA DISTRICTS: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES PAMPHLET NO. 3, 25 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.